City of Knox

There were 14,146 people in low income households living in the City of Knox, with largest age group being 65 to 69 year olds in 2011.

The age structure of the population is a key indicator of the residential role and function of an area, and who it houses. For low income households the age breakdown can tell the story of the area, in terms of whether the low incomes are predominantly due to age (eg. aged pensioners) or other factors. Areas with high pensioner populations, or tertiary students may both have low incomes but for different reasons.

Five year age groups present a classic age profile of the population. Each age group covers exactly five years, which enables direct comparison between each group.

To get a more complete picture the City of Knox's Age Structure for those in low income households should be viewed in conjunction with Dwelling Types, Tenure, and Occupations.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Enumerated data) Compiled and presented by .id, the population experts.

Change in five year age groups, 2006 to 2011

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Enumerated data) Compiled and presented by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the five year age groups for low income households in the City of Knox in 2011 compared to Victoria, shows that there was a similar proportion of people in low income households in the younger age groups (under 15) and a higher proportion in the older age groups (65+).

Overall, 12.3% of people in low income households were aged between 0 and 15, and 43.1% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 14.1% and 37.1% respectively for Victoria.

The major differences between the five year age groups of low income households in the City of Knox and Victoria were:

A larger percentage of people aged 65 to 69 (11.2% compared to 9.1%)

A larger percentage of people aged 70 to 74 (11.0% compared to 9.1%)

A smaller percentage of people aged 20 to 24 (2.5% compared to 5.8%)

A smaller percentage of people aged 25 to 29 (2.2% compared to 4.0%)

Emerging groups

From 2006 to 2011, the number of people in low income households increased by 2,935 people (26.2%) in the City of Knox. This represents an average annual population change of 4.76% per year over the period.

The largest changes in age structure of low income households in this area between 2006 and 2011 were in the age groups:

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